Afghan girls climb a fence while playing as they are selling tea in the capital Kabul. Image by Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

In the UK the fear of female genital mutilation (FGM) is ground for seeking asylum, but many female asylum seekers find their applications rejected. The BBC spoke to two Gambian women, who had failed applications and travels to The Gambia to research their cases.

An article by the BBC on asylum seekers in Australia features the life story of Kobra, who is originally from Afghanistan but has traveled the world in order to find a place where she could settle in peace.